Kathok Getse Rinpoche

A Nyingma teacher and one of the highest lamas of Kathok Monastery in Kham, Eastern Tibet. Getse Rinpoche's previous incarnation was the famed Getse Mahapandita, whose writings have had a lasting impact on the Nyingma school. In this incarnation, Getse Rinpoche was born and trained in Tibet, where he trained with some of this century's greatest masters, such as Adzom Druktrul Rinpoche. Currently, he lives outside Tibet and divides his time between Kathmandu, where he oversees a small retreat center in Pharping, India, and Bhutan. Getse Rinpoche shares an especially close relationship with HH the Dalai Lama. CJD